Visions of empire : how five imperial regimes shaped the world / Krishan Kumar.
Visions of empire : how five imperial regimes shaped the world / Krishan Kumar.
Visions of empire : how five imperial regimes shaped the world / Krishan Kumar.
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Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2017]
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G 2017/2416
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English
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Physical content
xviii, 576 pages ; 25 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
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volume
Contents
The idea of empire -- The Roman empire -- The Ottoman empire -- The Habsburg empire -- The Russian and Soviet empires -- The British empire -- The French empire -- Epilogue: nations after empires.
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Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2017]
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New Jersey
Date Published
[2017]
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Summary
The empires of the past were far-flung experiments in multinationalism and multiculturalism, and have much to teach us about navigating our own increasingly globalized and interconnected world. Until now, most recent scholarship on empires has focused on their subject peoples. Visions of Empire looks at their rulers, shedding critical new light on...
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Visions of empire : how five imperial regimes shaped the world / Krishan Kumar.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2017/2416
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74VKVa32JZEb
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0691153639 hardcover ; alkaline paper
9780691153636 hardcover ; alkaline paper
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904
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991024101791502626
